Jason Berger
Today, I received the sad news that my mentor and teacher Jason Berger passed away. A master of linguistict puns, he taught me that paintings contain visual puns and visual…
Canadian’s Environmental Satisfaction
Who would have thought that me and my rooftop garden would become the Poster Garden and Girl for Canadian's evironmental satisfaction?http://www.canada.com/health/Local+environments+viewed+favourably+Canadians+despite+broader+concerns+Survey/3687326/story.html Congratulation to the lucky tenants at www.124merton.com
Summer Squash:Liquid Sunshine
Several years ago I put on an event at my gallery www.vreissgallery.com called " The Neuroscience of Molecular Gastronomy" http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=%22neuroscience+of+Molecular%22&hl=en&sitesearch=# http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=%22neuroscience+of+Molecular%22&hl=en&sitesearch=# It was a collaboration with my daughter, Ariel Garten ,who lectured about…
On the Boulevard: My Front Chard
One of the most beautiful, healthy and delicious parts of my garden is my "front chard". It grows between the sidewalk and the road on a patch about 140 square feet ,which…
Summer Squash: Sunshine
In the third quarter of July, I noticed a little empty space in the garden leading to the house. It was a stubborn piece of earth. In that spot, I had tried…
“Living in Full Color” in Today’s Toronto Star by Vanessa Lu
Living in full colour On a tree-lined street in the Annex, passersby are struck by giant corn stalks, just part of a whimsical, colourful garden that’s the brainchild of…
When the Garden Was Just a Twinkle in the Elephant’s Eye
In the post of August 29th, I was struggling to measure the broom corn with a ten foot pole. I needed a fifteen foot pole to touch the tops of the…
In my garden:The corn is definately higher than an elephant’s eye
The front yard and boulevard have become a destination garden for many. Among the streams of admirer's yesterday an elderly couple remarked, "Your corn is higher than an elephant's eye." Behold the…
A toast to the tomato: tomato tasting, part 3
This is the recipe I created after last year's tomato tasting . I used cinnamon bread because the taste of cinnamon and basil are reminiscent of each other. Cinnamon French Toast topped with…
Tomato tasting: Part 4; Goddess Salad
Ariel and Rachel have been friends since they met at Frosh week at university. The two would sit at my kitchen island as I fed them delicacies that I had just cooked. Rachel…